COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ortley vs Brookings
PLACE A
Ortley, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Brookings, South Dakota
Ortley is 100% smaller than Brookings. Brookings earns more, with a median household income $31,687 higher. Brookings has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -23%).
ORTLEYBROOKINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population5525,355−100% vs Brookings
Population density251,817−1,792
Population growth-23.1%6.0%−29.1 pts
Median age42.324.7+17.6
Male67.1%50.2%+16.9 pts
Female32.9%49.8%−16.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.9%86.2%+9.7 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other4.1%3.8%+0.3 pts
Median household income$31,806$63,493−$31,687
Per capita income$24,149$32,470−$8,321
Poverty rate47.9%16.9%+31.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5450.428+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%47.5%−32.9 pts
Graduate degree4.2%17.3%−13.1 pts
Unemployment rate12.0%4.5%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation46.3%68.5%−22.2 pts
Median home value$44,200$265,500−$221,300
Median gross rent$363$889−$526
Owner-occupied74.3%47.7%+26.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%8.4%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.2%−39.2 pts
Average commute18.212.5+5.6
Worked from home0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured13.7%5.5%+8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025